Paoay

Paoay is a fourth class municipality in the province of Ilocos Norte, Philippines. According to the 2010 census, it had a population of 23,956 people.The town is home to the Paoay Church, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.BarangaysPaoay is politically subdivided into 31 barangays. Bacsil Cabagoan Cabangaran Callaguip Cayubog Dolores Laoa Masintoc Monte Mumulaan Nagbacalan Nalasin Nanguyudan Oaig-Upay-Abulao Pambaran Pannaratan (Pob.) Paratong Pasil Salbang (Pob.) San Agustin San Blas (Pob.) San Juan San Pedro San Roque (Pob.) Sangladan Pob. (Nalbuan) Santa Rita (Pob.) Sideg Suba Sungadan Surgui VeronicaPaoay LakeAnother prominent feature of the municipality is Paoay Lake. Legend has it that it was the site of a prosperous barangay called San Juan de Sahagun (Saint John of Sahagun) that sank through an earthquake.On the shores of the lake lies a mansion that belongs to the Marcoses called Malacañang of the North. Adjacent to the mansion is the Paoay Golf Course.